Sea Vixen XP924 gear collapses on landing

Sea Vixen XP924 in flight (Photo David Farquhar (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

Sea Vixen D.3 XP924 (G-CVIX), the sole airworthy Sea Vixen, was damaged when its nose gear collapsed upon landing at Bournemouth, UK. The airport was closed to traffic for several hours following the incident. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The extent of damage to the aircraft is unknown.

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